Spicy Sweet Soy Sauce Chicken

This dish is especially good eaten with Nasi Uduk (Recipe) or white steamed rice, the taste is actually more towards sweet than spicy. So do adjust the chilli quantity to suit your flavor. 

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon oil
• 1kg chicken
• 4 tablespoon sweet soy sauce 
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 300 ml water
• 1 red chili for garnish
• 1 green chili for garnish

Spice paste

• 5 -8 red chilies
• 5 candlenuts 
• 5 shallots 
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1 inch ginger, thinly slices

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a frying pan and sauté spice paste until fragrant. Add chicken pieces and cook until chicken is no longer pink.
2. Season with sweet soy sauce, salt, and sugar. Stir to mix well. Pour water into the pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover the pan, and simmer for 15 minutes until chicken is cooked and tender.
3. Remove the cover. Add half of the red chili and green chili, and continue cooking until the sauce is reduced and turns into a nice glace.
4. Turn off heat, transfer to a serving plate and garnish with the remaining red chili and green chili. Ready to be served.

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